tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post7554835465035619342..comments2024-03-26T21:58:50.501-04:00Comments on MPorcius Fiction Log: Empire Star by Samuel R. DelanyMPorciushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-57694826004704821252014-01-29T20:50:41.798-05:002014-01-29T20:50:41.798-05:00Giving up when you are 90% finished is pretty funn...Giving up when you are 90% finished is pretty funny, but I did the same thing with Hodgson's <i>The Nightland</i>. I enjoyed the first 400 pages or whatever, then got bogged down when I could almost see the finish line in the distance. MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-71028196171607241812014-01-29T12:45:51.774-05:002014-01-29T12:45:51.774-05:00I found it meandering and pornographic and, now th...I found it meandering and pornographic and, now that I think about it, I gave up 50 pages or so from the end. William Gibson really liked it, so I'm disappointed that I didn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-47058727021675590942014-01-29T00:17:35.262-05:002014-01-29T00:17:35.262-05:00My feelings were similar after reading Delany'...My feelings were similar after reading Delany's <i>Ballad of Beta-2</i> and <i>Nova.</i> We just have to accept that tastes differ, I think.<br /><br />I'm curious about <i>Dhalgren</i>, but it sounds like it is very long and full of typographical errors, and there is the chance I'll hate it like Harlan Ellison and Philip Dick did, so I am a little reluctant to take the plunge. MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-53540534375924148902014-01-28T15:42:38.880-05:002014-01-28T15:42:38.880-05:00I have failed to enjoy either Delany book I've...I have failed to enjoy either Delany book I've read so far. (Triton and Dhalgren) On the other hand, many very smart people talk about how amazing he is, so I wonder if I'm just ignorant or missing something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com